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CHAPTER 10
“Will he be alright?”“He is a wanted man.”“He didn't kill Klayton, someone else did.”“I'm sorry Kate Hardy, but the news says otherwise. We're looking at seven years, if the judge will be lenient enough.”“Seven years?”“That's the best help we can offer you under the circumstances. Our hands are tied.”Victor opened his eyes to a bald man walking out the door with guided steps.He made to move his hands but it was locked in a silver curl of handcuffs and bound to the hospital bed. Cold steel against tired skin. Then it dawned on him, he was both a patient and a prisoner. The manhunt of the high profile murder case had finally caught up with him.Kate Hardy flashed him a smile which didn't hide the traces of worry on her face. By the door sat a uniformed man, his gun sat innocently on his hips and his face was black and emotionless.“Kate…” Victor croaked, his voice raspy like an old man on drugs.She glanced at the officer, then back at Victor. “You’ve got some strange guardian a
CHAPTER 9
“Julius!” “Everything in place?”“Yes, as it should be.”“How about the consignment?”“It is ready. We are patiently waiting for our dealer who should be here any minute. Senator Greek is ready for the exchange.”“Good, this deal must go smoothly. I’ve risked too much to secure the senator. Make sure he’s handed over without any hitch. Your loyalty will be generously rewarded.”Julius smirked. “Of course, sir. You have my word.”Julius’ voice came through, smooth and calculated like a politician campaigning for long life and prosperity.Victor stood at the entrance listening to the con-man talk intently into the phone. At the other end was his inlaw, Lord Hartwell. The hoarse voice sounded like something out of a failed song concert.He watched as Julius dropped the call and scoffed. “Your word,” he repeated under his breath. “As if that means anything anymore.”The day before, he had reached out to Julius — as a rich and powerful politician called Damon — with an offer too good to r
CHAPTER 8
Victor entered the estate and moved through the crowd unnoticed. Tonight was no ordinary gathering, it was a pre-celebration dinner for a deal Lord Hartwell was pitching to foreign investors. And Victor had made sure to arrive uninvited.At the heart of the estate, white tables sparkled with silverware and crystal wine glasses. Laughter echoed from cigar corners. Business moguls toasted. Senators nodded. Then came Tape, parading like royalty.Dressed in a velvet suit two sizes too big, sunglasses on at night, Tape basked in the attention. Servants bowed to him, and he baskets in the attention. Lily wasn’t far behind, wearing a beep she’d stolen from a child’s gift bag, sipping from everyone’s champagne and calling it a “truth serum.”When Victor turned, he came first to first with his ex-wife, Vera, her arm looped around Lincoln, her lover. LOrd Hartwell and Madame Hartwell trailed behind.“What’s he doing here?” Vera hissed.Lincoln chuckled. “This isn’t a soup kitchen.”Victor rem
CHAPTER 7
The next day in the boardroom upstairs, Vera, her father Hartwell and her lover Lincoln were seated before a panel of Argon Crest executives. They were pitching the final phase of their luxury project, unaware of what the silent king of the empire had cooked.“We’ve brought in a design team from Milan,” Lord Hartwell explained smugly, flipping through slides. “And our PR campaign is ready to launch by the weekend.”Vera added with a perfect, rehearsed smile, “We’re offering the Argon Crest brand an exclusive opportunity to invest before this becomes the next big thing in urban real estate.”The executives looked unimpressed. One of them, a quiet older man with a sharp nose, cleared his throat. “Interesting presentation. However, we were recently informed that the board has undergone a shift in management.”Lincoln blinked. “What kind of shift?”“New CEO,” the man replied. “Takes effect today.”Vera and Hartwell scoffed. “And who’s that? Some Dubai investor we’ve never met?”Before the
CHAPTER 6
Following a tipoff from Tape and Lily that the kidnapped Senator Greek could be linked to his in-law’s shady business. And somewhere in the city, someone was still walking free after framing him for murder.Victor landed in Washington DC the following day. He reached the estate walkway just as Vera stepped out, dressed like God's architecture; Lord and Madame Hartwell followed, their voices trailing off in laughter until they saw him.Vera’s eyes narrowed. “Victor?”Madame Hartwell scoffed. “Good heavens, what is that doing on our property?”Lord Hartwell frowned at the nuisance.Vera stepped back as if she was escaping an infection.“You look like you sleep under bridges now.”He said nothing.Lord Hartwell stepped down toward him. “The last time you were in this city, there was a murder. You ran. Coward. I should call the authorities right now.”Victor stared at the people who once smiled at him through champagne toasts and wedding vows. If only they now knew his true status.His ne
CHAPTER 5
“Yo!...he's awake!”And the duo rushed to his bedside, two familiar shadows stared down at him like a man watching his funeral. Tape, holding a portable scanner, and Lily, gnawing at a banana with excitement.Lily leaned over dramatically. “Don’t freak out, but you’ve been so unconscious that we began planning your funeral.”“What happened to me?” Victor muttered.“You passed out in the van,” Lily said. “And then this strange woman, the one we saw at Julius' estate, showed up. Said her name was Isabella and just walked past security like she owned the place.”Tape nodded. “She put her hand on your chest, whispered something like she was speaking to God or herself. Next thing we know, machines went haywire, and you started stabilizing.”Victor sat up, there was no pain or burn of cancer eating him from the inside. His injuries had miraculously disappeared, and even his skin looked like Zeus’ baldness; smooth and sleek. He felt healed, like the blind Bartimeus.All around him, hospital
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